Dear MOTHER: August/September 2013

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Will Allen spoke at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR about his Grower Power programs. He, and other FAIR speakers, inspired readers like Blake McCoy to change their lives.
Will Allen spoke at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR about his Grower Power programs. He, and other FAIR speakers, inspired readers like Blake McCoy to change their lives.
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Blake and Candace McCoy have been inspired by MOTHER EARTH NEWS to make changes for the better in their lives.
Blake and Candace McCoy have been inspired by MOTHER EARTH NEWS to make changes for the better in their lives.
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Low-cost, permanent garden beds can be tailored to fit your needs.
Low-cost, permanent garden beds can be tailored to fit your needs.
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“The Encyclopedia of Country Living” is a reprint of “An Old-Fashioned Recipe Book” by Carla Emery.
“The Encyclopedia of Country Living” is a reprint of “An Old-Fashioned Recipe Book” by Carla Emery.
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Improve your self-sufficiency by preserving your own food at home.
Improve your self-sufficiency by preserving your own food at home.

Moo-ved to Milk

My husband and I have been reading MOTHER EARTH NEWS for about seven years, and we love it.

I can name each article that gave us a “we can do this” idea. The greatest one we implemented was raising our own cow for meat and milk. It really was easy when we followed the article, and we have been milking now for five years.

Thanks to articles on backyard chickens and the best chicken breeds, we now sell eggs at the farmers market. Thanks to an article on growing your own grains, we have wheat ripening now, and an old Allis Chalmers All-Crop pull-type combine ready to harvest it — just to name a few successes.

When an organic transitioning consultant came to create a plan for our farm, he was absolutely floored at our level of self-sufficiency.

  • Published on Jul 10, 2013
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